Comments on: Boost Your Happiness & Creativity By Acting Like A Child

By: Poppy Scott

Poppy Scott — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:17:01 +0000

Happiness is a state of mind that really depends how we see the situations in our lives each day. you can have all the riches in the world but still see it as a lonely place.:.;

By: Alaina O'Brien

Alaina O'Brien — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:46:39 +0000

“…the crux of creativity lies in the ability to never stop seeing the world as a child.”

I believe this wholeheartedly. =)

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:30:38 +0000

I love this, too. I used to love hearing my daughter playing in the next room, cheering herself on, and she still does — “I am SO good at drawing horses! I am really good at dressing like a warrior!” Whatever it may be, it makes me wonder when I lost the sense of acknowledging, proudly and happily and unself-consciously, what *I* like and am good at. I think part of children’s joy in rewards is that it shows them, again and again, when they’re doing a great job. We could all use a little more of that. (Except for the people who give themselves way too much of that.

By: Malta Vacations

Malta Vacations — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:34:35 +0000

What a “feel-good” article! Loved reading this …

People often tell me that I have a childlike spirit so most of the time I don’t find it that hard to appreciate the simple things in life. I’m not saying that I don’t have my moments.

And if you think about it, we’re surrounded by things that could help us reconnect with our inner child. I find that walking helps, watching cartoons lol … also watching kids playing and exploring the world, smelling the crisp fresh air just after it’s been raining for a while and so on …

Great post!

Cheers,

Marica

By: Leigh Shulman

Leigh Shulman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:41:41 +0000

You sound like you already see the world like a child. I want a leaf now. I think I’ll take Lila out for a walk in the woods after school today. We’ll collect them.

By: Leigh Shulman

Leigh Shulman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:40:06 +0000

Thank you for that, Julie. It just made my day, and also reminds me to start writing down the things Lila says right now.

How do we lose it? I’m not sure we do. I think that sort of freedom and wonder gets buried under a huge pile of shoulds. It happens when our world becomes too familiar. That’s why travel is so important to me. Keeps me from ever feeling like I know anything, and I’m always learning.

By: Leigh Shulman

Leigh Shulman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:01 +0000

Few things are better than watching a child run and laugh without a concern in the world.

Lila didn’t have to think about time until she started school, which we mainly decided to do because it gives her an immediate community of friends in a place where we don’t know that many people (yet). But I’ll tell you, Turner, it was a bittersweet day when we started teaching her about time and having to be anywhere on it.

By: Turner

Turner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:35:02 +0000

This is a good one, Leigh. I’ve taken a different approach to it, by watching kids about your daughter’s age enjoy running – think about just how excited they are getting from point A to point B at high speed, without needing to be early or at a decent pace. We should all try running like a child once in a while.

By: david miller

david miller — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:54 +0000

This article ‘hit home’ on so many points.

“Perhaps the real problem is that we adults somehow stop finding contentment so easily.”

truedat.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:20:20 +0000

Thanks for this article, Leigh (I’m bookmarking so I can come back to it in a few years!
I recently watched this video (http://cuadernoinedito.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/when-did-you-stop-being-a-poet/)
of the poet Naomi Shihab Nye reading a poem based on things her son said, and what was so powerful and profound was just how much he was in touch with his creativity– how do we lose that?